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CHARLES E. SMACK AND lVORTl-HNGTON BULKELEY, OF CLEVELAND, OHIO; SAID BULKELEY ASSIGNOR TO THOMAS E. lVHlTYVOR-TH, OF

SAME PLACE.

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SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 596,949, dated January 4, 1898.

Application led March 7, 1896. Serial No. 582,249. (No model.)

To @ZZ whom twmcty concern-.-

Be it known that we, CHARLESE. SMACK and Won'rHING'roN BULKELEY, citizens of the United States, residing at Cleveland, in the county of Cuyahoga and State of Ohio, have invented a new and useful Vehicle-Lans tern, of which the following is a specification.

Our invention relates to lanterns in which the lightis shown through changeable colors; and the object of our invention is to provide a lantern with colors which may be changed automatically in connection with a bicycle or other vehicle. We attain this object by the mechanism illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure l is a vertical section of an entire lantern. in connection with a vehicle-wheel. Fig. 2 is a side view of same. Fig. 3 is a crosssection of the upper part of lantern, taken on line 3 3, Fig. 1. Fig. 4 is a crosslsection of lower part, taken on line 4 4, Fig. l. Fig. 5 shows a modification hereinafter described.

Similar letters refer to similar parts throughout the several views.

ln Fig. l the bowl A is connectedby bracket B with wheel-axle O by adjusting-screws B O. The bowl A supports a shaft D, carrying a revolving gear or star-Wheel D D2, with which the operator E engages at each revolution of the vehicle-Wheel E, thereby causing the star-Wheel D' D2 to revolve, D2 in turn engaging with the star-Wheel or gear D3, which it revolves around the top of bowl A, and carries with it the sectional cylinder D4, which contains alternate sections of ldiffer'- ent-colored glass or other material D5 D6 D7, designed to change the color of the light coming from the burner F. Around the sectional cylinder D4 is the hood G, carrying the usual opening or lens G and connecting with the bowl A, to which it is secured.

Fig. 2 shows the hood G resting on bowl A, connected by bracket B to axle C of vehiclewheel E, carrying operator E', which engages with star-wheel D D2, revolving same on intermediate shaft D, and in turn the starwheel DB, (better shown in cross-section, Fig. 4,) carrying with it the sectional cylinder D4, (Better shown in cross-section, Fig. 3.) It is evident that as the vehicle=wheel E revolves the operator E will come in contact once in each revolution with the starewheel D, causing it to revolve a certain distance on the intermediate shaft D, and as the same hub supports the next star-wheel or gear D2 it will in turn engage with the star-wheel or gear D3, causing it to also revolve and thereby auton matic-ally7 revolve the sectional cylinder D4, alternately bringing different colors D5 DI3 D7 between the burner Fand the opening or lens G' in hood G, thus changing the color of light shown.

We prefer to change the color of light shown in an intermittent manner, and to that end use one vor more gears D D2 D3, especially adapted to an intermittent operator E', attached to vehicle-Wheel E. If desired, one or both of the intermediate gears D D2 may be omitted and operator E connect directly with gear D2 or D3; also, both the operator E and one or more of the gears D D2 D3 may be modified to make them conform for the purpose of intermittently changing the colors about the light. Fig. 5 shows this modifica tion, in which we omit the intermediate gears D D2 and connect the operator E directly with the star-Wheel or gear D3, the result be ing the same as before.

Ve do not limit ourselves to particular construction or manner of attaching to vehicle. The advantages of our invention are to present beautiful and changeable colors which shall act as a warning, as the rapidity of the changes will attract attention and also indicate to some extent the speed of the vehicle.

We are aware that changeable colors have been combined with lanterns in various Ways for use on lighthouses, railways, and hand use,and we claim nothing therein shown; but

Vhat We do claim as new, and desire to ses cure by Letters Patent, is-

1. The combination with a vehicle-Wheel of a lantern carrying rotatable colored screens and means connected with said vehicle-wheel to 'interlni ttently rotate said screens when the vehicle is in motion substantially as described and for the purpose set forth.

2. The combination with a vehicle-wheel of a lantern casing carrying rotatable signal- IOC screens, and means connected with said Wheel to intermittently rotate said screens when the vehicle is in motion,substantially as described and for the purpose set forth.

3. The combination with a vehicle-Wheel of a lantern carrying an inner rotatable casing said casing provided with colored screens of mechanism connected With said Wheel to intermittentlyrotate said inner casingwhen the Vehicle is in motion, substantially as described and for the purpose set forth.

4. The combination with a Vehicle-Wheel of a lantern carrying a rotatable support signalscreens on said support, and a star-Wheel on said support, means connected With the vehicle-Wheel to intermittently rotate said sup- CHARLES E. SMACK. VORTHINGTON BULKELEY.

lVitn esses FREDERICK L. TAFT, XV. E. FEY. 

